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How MeditaDream helps you learn to meditate

Understand the basics, practice regularly and learn to meditate on your own.

  • 16 sessions
  • 5 categories
  • 3 immersive worlds
  • Free
  • No ads
  • Offline

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Person meditating on a rock beneath a vast sun, colorful swirls, river, pagoda and cherry trees in quilled paper

Learn to meditate: what MeditaDream changes

Learning how to meditate is simpler than it looks: you settle, you notice, you come back. The Learning Basics sessions teach exactly that, one skill at a time. Stabilizing Attention on the Breath — Ariadne’s Thread shows you how to return to the breath without judging yourself, and Observing Thoughts — Watching the Trains Go by shows you what to do with distractions.

This meditation for beginners grows with you. Your First Silent Meditation lets you taste real silence in five minutes. Awareness of the Five Senses — Opening the Five Doors sharpens your senses, and Meditating with Your Eyes Open — Staying Present in the Midst of the World carries that presence into everyday life.

And it’s a free meditation app with no catch: no ads, no account, nothing locked. Illustrated lessons explain posture and breathing, a daily reminder keeps you on track, and your dragon companion grows with every minute you practice, with no competition. When you’re ready, 19 categories are waiting.

Learn to meditate: the sessions in the app

A teacher and a student meditate beside a pagoda among lotus flowers and cherry blossomsLearning Basics8 sessions for this goal · See the category →
  1. Lying down, scanning the body region by regionBody Scan — Mapping the Body from Within17 min · beginnerIntroduces you to paying attention to sensations.
  2. The labyrinth, the breath as Ariadne’s thread to the centerStabilizing Attention on the Breath — Ariadne’s Thread13 min · beginnerTeaches you to come back to the breath without judging yourself.
  3. Three stacked stones, the three layers of experienceDistinguishing Sensation, Emotion, and Thought — the Three Layers of Experience14 min · beginnerTeaches you to tell apart three layers of experience.
  4. Walking with your eyes open, present in the midst of the worldMeditating with Your Eyes Open — Staying Present in the Midst of the World12 min · beginnerTeaches you to stay present in everyday life.
  5. The calm monkey watches its thoughts go byObserving Thoughts — Watching the Trains Go by15 min · beginnerTeaches you to notice distractions.
  6. Fruit to taste slowly, one bite at a timeMindful Eating — Rediscovering a Single Bite13 min · beginnerBrings attention to an everyday action.
  7. A round gate opening onto the garden of the sensesAwareness of the Five Senses — Opening the Five Doors19 min · beginnerTrains your sensory attention.
  8. Hands in meditation, silence as practiceYour First Silent Meditation5 min · beginnerLets you discover a session with real silences.
A man in a suit leans against a stone engraved “4 Min Meditation” in a garden4 Minutes2 sessions for this goal · See the category →
  1. Child’s pose, the body relaxed all at onceRelax Very Quickly3 min · beginnerStarts you off with a short relaxation.
  2. A small hidden shrine, a refuge all your ownYour Instant Refuge4 min · beginnerIntroduces you to visualizing a safe place.
A man meditates cross-legged with the seven coloured chakras aligned along his body, by a waterfallBody, Calm & Sleep2 sessions for this goal · See the category →
  1. Hands on the chest and belly, the whole body breathesBreathing with the Whole Body13 min · intermediateGoes deeper into the sensations of breathing.
  2. The crystal star, simple shapes of sacred geometrySacred Geometry26 min · intermediateHelps you hold mental shapes steady.
A qigong practitioner in motion, wrapped in spirals of golden energy, before the mountainsSensations & Qigong1 session for this goal · See the category →
  1. A ball of gentle warmth between your palmsWarming the Hands20 min · intermediateIntroduces attention to touch.
A meditator projects a filmstrip of images from his forehead into the forestVisualization3 sessions for this goal · See the category →
  1. The butterfly followed with your eyes as it fliesFilm — a Butterfly Flies Beside You18 min · intermediateTrains your imagination to picture movement.
  2. The singing bowl, heard from afar with the mind’s earHearing — the Distant Singing Bowl16 min · intermediateIntroduces you to imagining sounds.
  3. The key resting in your hand, its weight, its chillTouch — the Key in Your Hand17 min · intermediateExplores imagined sensations of touch.

Learn to meditate: the features that help

  • Open book resting on a carved wooden lectern
    Learning library

    Read illustrated lessons on posture, breathing, attention and learning step by step.

  • Bundle of old books tied with a cord
    Themed catalog

    Browse 19 categories and several levels, from express sessions to advanced journeys.

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  • Japanese stone lantern on a mossy rock
    Keyword search

    Quickly find a session by need (sleep, stress, fear, focus, chakra…) in the multilingual catalog.

  • White conch shell adorned with gold and stones
    Voices, languages and pace

    Choose English, French or Spanish, two voices per language, a speed from 0.75× to 1× and well-paced pauses.

  • Wooden prayer beads with a red tassel
    History and reflections

    Find the sessions you’ve done and note your impressions under several reflection headings.

  • Bronze hand bell with a wooden handle and a red tassel
    Alarm and reminders

    Set a reminder every day or on chosen days to help build a regular habit.

  • Golden dragon coiled around a glowing pearl
    Dragon companion and growing island

    Watch your dragon and its island grow as your practice becomes regular, with no competition.

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Learn to meditate: the immersive worlds

Learn to meditate: how to use the app in 4 steps

  1. Read the Learning library’s illustrated lessons on posture and breathing first. A few minutes is enough to find a comfortable position and a natural way to breathe.

  2. Follow the Learning Basics sessions in order, from Body Scan — Mapping the Body from Within to Awareness of the Five Senses — Opening the Five Doors, one a day or every other day.

  3. Set the meditation alarm for the same time each day, even for a 3-minute session like Relax Very Quickly. Your dragon and its island grow as your practice becomes regular.

  4. After each session, note your impressions in your history. Then use the search or browse the 19 categories to choose your next step, from visualization to qigong.

Frequently asked questions

How do I use MeditaDream to learn how to meditate?

Start with the Learning library’s lessons, then follow the Learning Basics sessions in order, one a day or every other day. Each one trains a single skill, like following the breath or watching your thoughts. Your First Silent Meditation then lets you practice with real silence. After a week or two, explore the other categories.

How long should a beginner meditate?

Five to fifteen minutes is plenty at first. What counts is coming back often, ideally every day, rather than sitting for a long time once in a while. The 4 Minutes sessions and Your First Silent Meditation (five minutes) make easy starters, and the other Learning Basics sessions run 12 to 19 minutes.

Is MeditaDream really a free meditation app?

Yes. All 129 meditations, the 17 worlds and every tool are free, with no ads, no subscription and no account to create. You download the sessions once, then they work offline. MeditaDream is free by choice, so that meditation stays open to everyone who wants to learn.

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